Quick Answer How to Object to a SARS Assessment If a SARS assessment (your ITA34) is wrong, you can lodge an objection within 80 business days of the assessment date, free, on eFiling. State the grounds clearly, attach supporting documents, and SARS must decide within 60 business days. If you still disagree, you can appeal within 30 business days of the objection outcome. When objecting makes sense SARS disallowed expenses you can prove You were auto-assessed on third-party data that is wrong Penalties were raised that should be remitted Interest was calculated on debt that was not yours Read the assessment letter carefully – it lists the reasons for SARS’s…